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• the present invention relates to a thermosetting resin composition for prestressed concrete tendon used for anti-rust and anti-corrosion of a tendon that is used in a post-tension technique of a prestressed concrete, the composition being used also for integral bonding of the tendon and concrete, and the invention also relates to a use method thereof and a prestressed concrete tendon using the composition.
• a post-tension technique of a prestressed concrete is a technique in which prior to pouring a concrete, a metal-or resin-made sheath having inserted therein a tendon such as PC steel material (PC steel wire, PC steel twisted wire, PC steel rod or the like) is arranged for reinforcement in a concrete form, a concrete is poured into the concrete form, the tendon is strained after the concrete is set, and a cement milk or the like is poured into a space between the sheath and the tendon for the purpose of anti-rust and anti-corrosion of the tendon and also adhesion and integral bonding of the tendon and concrete.
• a tendon such as PC steel material (PC steel wire, PC steel twisted wire, PC steel rod or the like)
• a first object of the present invention is to provide a thermosetting resin composition for prestressed concrete tendon, having the desired performances such that, even if a heat storage temperature in the concrete structure elevates from 30 to 85°C or higher, particularly a temperature reaching 95°C, due to heat of hydration reaction in setting a concrete and this temperature is maintained until the completion of the reaction, the composition does not harden thereby being capable of straining the tendons after setting the concrete, and the composition including the site of 30°C or lower where there is substantially no partial heat storage due to heat of hydration reaction in solidifying the concrete, hardens after the passage of the prescribed time under spontaneous environmental temperature after the subsequent natural cooling, thereby achieving anti-rust and anti-corrosion of the tendons and also adhesion and integral bonding of the tendons and the concrete.
• a second object of the present invention is to provide a use method of the thermosetting resin composition for prestressed concrete tendon, which can obtain a prestressed concrete structure having a desired performance by a post-tension technique using the thermosetting resin composition for prestressed concrete tendon.
• a third object of the present invention is to provide a prestressed concrete tendon which is effective to obtain a concrete structure having the desired performances such that the composition does not harden, even if a heat storage temperature in the concrete structure elevates from 30 to 85°C or higher, particularly a temperature reaching 95°C, due to heat of hydration reaction in setting a concrete and this temperature is maintained until the completion of the reaction, the composition does not harden thereby being capable of straining the tendons after setting the concrete, and the composition including the site of 30°C or lower where there is substantially no partial heat storage due to heat of hydration reaction in solidifying the concrete, hardens after the passage of the prescribed time under spontaneous environmental temperature after the subsequent natural cooling, thereby achieving anti-rust and anti-corrosion of the tendons and also adhesion and integral bonding of the tendons and the concrete by using the thermosetting resin composition for prestressed concrete tendon.
• thermosetting resin composition for prestressed concrete tendon comprising an epoxy resin, a latent hardener and a hardening accelerating diluent, the composition characterized by being previously heat treated at a temperature of 40 to 140°C.
• the present invention further provides a use method of the thermosetting resin composition for prestressed concrete tendon, characterized in that the time of from pouring of concrete to straining of the tendon is 7 days or longer and the time of from pouring of concrete to hardening of the thermosetting resin composition is within 350 days.
• thermosetting resin composition for prestressed concrete tendon characterized in that a maximum heat storage temperature due to hydration reaction of concrete is 80°C or higher, particularly 80 to 95°C.
• the present invention also provides a prestressed concrete tendon using the thermosetting resin composition for prestressed concrete tendon.
• thermosetting resin composition for prestressed concrete tendon hereinafter referred to as a "composition of the present invention”
• composition of the present invention a thermosetting resin composition for prestressed concrete tendon
• composition of the present invention comprises an epoxy resin, a latent hardener and a hardening accelerating diluent as the essential components.
• the epoxy resin which is one of the essential components in the composition of the present invention is a liquid resin having two or more epoxy groups in one molecule.
• the epoxy resin include polyglycidylated products of polyhydric phenols such as 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane, bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane, 2,2-bis(3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, hydroquinone and resorcin.
• the epoxy resin is preferably a resin purified such that a hydrolyzable chlorine content therein is reduced to less than 0.07% by weight, preferably 0.05% by weight, and particularly preferably 0.03% by weight.
• a hydrolyzable chlorine content therein is reduced to less than 0.07% by weight, preferably 0.05% by weight, and particularly preferably 0.03% by weight.
• epoxy resins listed above other epoxy resins can be used in the composition of the present invention for the purpose of, for example, controlling a viscosity of the composition.
• the other epoxy resin that can be used include polyglycidylated products of polyhydric alcohols such as ethylene glycol, glycerin or trimethylol propane, and polycarboxylic acids such as phthalic acid.
• latent hardener examples include organic acid dihydrazides such as adipic acid dihydrazide or sebacic acid dihydrazide, diphenyldiaminosulfone, dicyandiamide, imidazole derivatives such as 2-mmethylimidazole and its derivative, ketimine and BF 3 ⁇ amine complex.
• organic acid hydrizides, dicyandiamide, imidazole derivatives and BF 3 ⁇ amine complex are preferable for the reason that those have very low reactivity at room temperature and this makes it possible to take a wide control range of curing time by heat treatment of the composition of the present invention.
• the blending proportion of the latent hardener in the composition of the present invention varies depending on the kind of the epoxy resin and the hardener to be used, but the amount of the latent hardener having active hydrogen is preferably 1:0.3 to 2.0 in terms of molar ratio of epoxy group to active hydrogen, and since the ionic polymerizable catalyst type latent hardener such as BF 3 ⁇ amine complex or tertiary amine is a catalyst type, the amount thereof can generally be a small amount and is preferably 0.3 to 5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the epoxy resin.
• the hardening accelerating diluent has a role of diluting the epoxy resin and the latent hardener to accelerate hardening.
• the hardening reaction does not proceed with only the epoxy resin and the latent hardener.
• the hardening accelerating diluent is not particularly limited, at least one member selected from the group consisting of alcohol and its derivatives, ether, ester, ketone, amide, hydrocarbon and water is preferably used.
• the alcohol examples include methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, butanol, isobutanol, cyclohexanol, 2-ethylhexanol, furfuryl alcohol and benzyl alcohol.
• alcohol derivative examples include ethylene glycol and ethylene glycol derivatives such as diethylene glycol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, propylene glycol and propylene glycol derivatives such as propylene glycol monomethyl ether.
• ether examples include dioxane and tetrahydrofuran.
• ester examples include n-butyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, esters of the above-described ethylene glycol derivatives and acetic acid, such as ethylene glycol monoethyle ether acetate, and esters of the above-described propylene glycol derivatives and acetic acid.
• ketone examples include methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone and isophorone.
• amide inlcudes dimethyl formamide.
• hydrocarbon examples include toluene, xylene, cyclohexanone and mineral spirit.
• ethylene glycol derivatives, propylene glycol derivatives, benzyl alcohol and cyclohexanone are preferable from the viewpoint that those are effective to control the hardening time by heat treatment of the composition of the present invention.
• the blending proportion of the hardening accelerating diluent in the composition of the present invention is preferably 0.001 to 30 parts by weight, and more preferably 0.002 to 25 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the epoxy resin. If the blending proportion of the hardening accelerating diluent is within this range, it is possible to control hardening time of the composition obtained, which is preferable.
• the composition of the present invention may contain various additives such as commercially available aerosil, nip seal or amide wax; modifiers such as xylene resin, dicyclopentadiene resin or coumarone resin; fillers such as talc, calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, clay, dolomite or silica; and coloring materials such as titanium dioxide, red iron oxide or phthalocyanine blue, in an amount of not impairing the effect of the present invention for the purpose of controlling a viscosity, imparting thixotropic property, improving strength of a hardened product, or the like.
• additives such as commercially available aerosil, nip seal or amide wax
• modifiers such as xylene resin, dicyclopentadiene resin or coumarone resin
• fillers such as talc, calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, clay, dolomite or silica
• coloring materials such as titanium dioxide, red iron oxide or phthalocyanine blue
• composition of the present invention can be produced by stirring and mixing the above-described epoxy resin, latent hardener and hardening accelerating diluent, and various components blended or added according to the need.
• the blending proportion and the order of addition of those various component are not particularly limited. However, it is important for the epoxy resin, latent hardener and hardening accelerating diluent to be in a homogeneously dispersed state, and a method is preferable in which the latent hardener and the hardening accelerating diluent are blended with the epoxy resin in which the degree of dispersion of those component can be inspected, the resulting blend is mixed under stirring, and various components blended or added according to the need, are mixed with the above resulting mixture under stirring.
• the composition of the present invention is heat treated at a temperature of 40 to 140°C, preferably 60 to 120°C, for a prescribed time after or during stirring and mixing the above-described each component, or under the state that the composition is processed into a prestressed tendon.
• a temperature of 40 to 140°C preferably 60 to 120°C
• heat treatment at 90°C for 24 hours can shorten the setting days of the thus treated composition by about 100 days or more as compared with the composition that is not heat treated, even an environmental temperature of 23°C in which there is almost no heat storage due to heat of hydration reaction in setting a concrete.
• the setting days of such a composition can shorten by 200 days or more as compared with the composition that is not heat treated, even under the environment of 23°C in which there is almost no heat storage due to heat of hydration reaction in setting a concrete.
• the days that enables to strain the tendon are all 10 days or more even under the temperature pattern in which the heat storage temperature due to heat of hydration reaction in setting a concrete having a thickness of 90 cm becomes a temperature exceeding 90°C, and this temperature is maintained, and the concrete is already sufficiently set when the tendon is strained.
• Temperature of the heat treatment is important in obtaining the desired curability of the composition of the present invention, and the higher temperature is advantageous in that the composition having the desired curability can be produced within a short period of time.
• the temperature exceeds 140°C, the latent hardener is activated, and there is a fear of runaway reaction, which is not preferable.
• the curability obtained by the heat treatment at 90°C for 24 hours substantially corresponds to the curability obtained by the heat treatment at 110°C for 3 hours.
• the composition of the present invention can suitably be used in a post-tension technique as follows.
• the surface of a prestressed concrete tendon is coated with the composition of the present invention, or the composition of the present invention is charged into a space between a sheath and the tendon simultaneously with an insertion of the tendon in the sheath, the tendon incorporated in the sheath is arranged for reinforcement at a predetermined position of a concrete form, and a concrete is placed in the concrete form. After the concrete has reached the prescribed strength through hydration reaction of concrete, the tendon is strained.
• the time from placing of concrete to hardening of the thermosetting resin composition is preferably within 350 days from the viewpoint that a high strength and high durability inherently possessed by a concrete structure obtained by a post-tension technique can be secured at an early stage with high reliability.
• the maximum heat storage temperature due to heat of hydration reaction in setting a concrete is 80°C or higher, setting proceeds before the concrete reaches the predetermined strength in the conventional curable composition, and thus it was impossible to strain the tendon.
• the heat storage temperature inside a concrete structure reaches 80°C, preferably 80 to 95°C, due to heat of hydration reaction in setting a concrete, and the composition does not cure even if the temperature is maintained until substantial completion of hydration reaction.
• the concrete structure having the intended performances can be obtained in which the composition including the site of 30°C or lower where there is substantially no partial heat storage due to heat of hydration reaction in setting the concrete hardens within the prescribed period of time under spontaneous environmental temperature after the subsequent natural cooling, thereby achieving anti-rust and anti-corrosion of the tendon and also adhesion and integral bonding of the tendon and the concrete.
• the tendon, sheath and the like to be used are not particularly limited, and ordinarily used ones can be employed according to the purpose of use.
• the sheath is preferably selected from materials having appropriate heat resistance.
• heat resistance of the material used in the sheath is, for example, up to 90°C for a polyethylene, up to 110°C for a polypropylene and about 140°C for a polymethyl pentene.
• the prestressed concrete tendon using the composition of the present invention can be produced by coating the tendon comprising PC steel stock (PC steel wire, PC steel twisted wire, PC steel rod or the like) with the composition of the present invention, or filling the composition of the present invention in a space between the sheath and the tendon at the same time as the tendon is inserted.
• the tendon comprising a prestressed concrete steel wire material in which the steel wire is inserted in a polyethylene-made sheath is continuously produced in a factory.
• the thermosetting resin composition of the present invention is filled in a space between the sheath and the steel wire at almost the same time as the steel wire.
• the tendon comprising the prestressed concrete steel wire produced in a factory is transported to a construction site of concrete structures and arranged for reinforcement in a concrete form. Concrete is then poured into the concrete form, and after the concrete is set, the steel wire is strained and maintained. Thereafter, the thermosetting resin composition in the prestressed concrete steel wire material is hardened within the prescribed time to integrally bond the concrete and the tendon. Also corrosion of the tendon is prevented and as a result, concrete structures having high reliability can be produced.
• thermosetting resin composition obtained was filled in two sealable vessels each having an inner volume of 220 ml.
• One of the vessels filled with the thermosetting resin composition was heat treated at 90°C for 48 hours and then quenched to 23°C.
• the composition was thereafter allowed to stand in an atmosphere at 23°C, and a penetration was periodically measured.
• the number of days the composition took to reach a penetration degree of 0 was counted, and this was expressed as solidification days 1.
• the other vessel filled with the thermosetting resin composition was allowed to stand in an atmosphere at 23°C without heat treatment, and a penetration of the composition was periodically measured.
• the number of days the composition took to reach a penetration degree of 0 was counted, and this was expressed as solidification days 2.
• the resulting composition was applied to the surface of a steel wire-made tendon, and the coated surface of the tendon was covered with a polyethylene-made sheath to prepare a post-tension tendon.
• the post-tension tendon thus prepared was arranged for reinforcement at nearly a center in a thickness direction of a concrete form having a vertical size of 300 cm, a horizontal size of 300 cm and a thickness of 90 cm, and concrete was then placed in the concrete form.
• the concrete developed the predetermined strength in one week.
• the steel wire of the tendon arranged was strained by pulling the steel wire and then fixed. In this case, elongation of the steel wire was 20 mm and normal tension was applied to the steel wire.
• the heat storage temperature in the vicinity of the tendon during the set process of concrete was continuously measured.
• the accumulated heat temperature in the vicinity of the tendon reached the maximum accumulated heat temperature at 92°C after about 24 hours from pouring of the concrete. This temperature was maintained for about 12 hours, and the temperature was then gradually dropped and reached nearly the same temperature as the atmospheric temperature after 120 hours.
• thermosetting resin composition obtained was filled in two sealable vessels each having an inner volume of 220 ml and solidification days 1 and 2 were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1.
• thermosetting resin composition was heat treated at 70°C for 7 hours and applied to the surface of a tendon, and this tendon was covered with a sheath, in the same manners as in Example 1, to prepare a post-tension tendon.
• the post-tension tendon thus prepared was arranged for reinforcement at nearly the center in a thickness direction of a concrete form having a length of 300 cm, a width of 300 cm and a thickness of 90 cm, and concrete was poured into the concrete form. In this case, elongation of the steel wire was 18 mm and normal tension was applied to the steel wire.
• Example 1 the temperature change in the vicinity of the post-tension tendon during the set process of concrete was continuously measured in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the temperature change in the vicinity of the post-tension tendon during the set process of concrete showed the same behavior as in Example 1.
• thermosetting resin composition 40 parts of talc and 35 parts of calcium carbonate as a filler and 2 parts of aerosil as an additive were added to 145 parts of the composition obtained above. The resulting mixture was mixed by stirring to obtain a thermosetting resin composition.
• thermosetting resin composition obtained above was filled in two sealable vessels each having an inner volume of 220 ml and solidification days 1 and 2 were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1.
• thermosetting resin composition was applied to the surface of a tendon, and this tendon was covered with a sheath to prepare a post-tension tendon.
• the post-tension tendon thus prepared was arranged for reinforcement at nearly the center in a thickness direction of a concrete form having a length of 300 cm, a width of 300 cm and a thickness of 90 cm, and concrete was poured into the concrete form. In this case, elongation of the steel wire was 21 mm and normal tension was applied to the steel wire.
• Example 1 the temperature change in the vicinity of the post-tension tendon during the set process of concrete was continuously measured in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the temperature change in the vicinity of the post-tension tendon during the set process of concrete showed the same behavior as in Example 1.
• thermosetting resin composition obtained was filled in two sealable vessels each having an inner volume of 220 ml and solidification days 1 and 2 were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1.
• thermosetting resin composition was applied to the surface of a tendon, and this tendon was covered with a sheath to prepare a post-tension tendon.
• the post-tension tendon thus prepared was arranged for reinforcement at nearly the center in a thickness direction of a concrete form having a length of 300 cm, a width of 300 cm and a thickness of 90 cm and also at positions of 10 cm and 22 cm from a portion corresponding to the surface of a concrete molded product to be obtained, and then concrete was poured into the concrete form. After the concrete was set, the tendon was strained at the same timing as in Example 1. At this time, the temperature change in the vicinity of the post-tension tendon during the set process of concrete was continuously measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
• the temperature change in the vicinity of the post-tension tendon during the set process of concrete showed the same behavior as in Example 1, and the temperature change in the vicinity of the post-tension tendon arranged for reinforcement at the position of 22 cm from the surface showed the same behavior as the temperature change in Example 1 except that the maximum accumulated heat temperature was 82°C. Further, the temperature change in the vicinity of the post-tension tendon arranged for reinforcement at the position of 10 cm from the surface showed the same behavior as the temperature change in Example 1 except that the maximum accumulated heat temperature was 72°C.
• Example 1 Example 2
• Example 3 Comparative Example 1
• Tension Property 1 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ Tension Property 2 - - - ⁇
• Tension Property 3 - - - ⁇ Solidification Days 1 230 180 180 220 Solidification Days 2 450 370 370 730
• Tension property 1 Maximum accumulated heat temperature is 92°C when the reinforcement position is nearly at the center in the thickness direction.
• Tension property 2 Maximum accumulated heat temperature is 82°C when the reinforcement position is at a position of 22 cm from the surface.
• Tension property 3 Maximum accumulated heat temperature is 72°C when the reinforcement position is at a position of 10 cm from the surface.
• Solidification days 1 The number of days a heat-treated product (90°C, 48 hours) takes to reach a penetration degree of 0.
• Solidification days 2 The number of days a non-heat treated product (allowed to stand at 23°C) takes to reach a penetration degree of 0.
• the composition hardens after the passage of a given time, thereby preventing the tendon from rusting and corroding, and also achieving adhesion and integral bonding of the tendon and concrete.
• the composition of the present invention can be used in a wide temperature range and concrete structures having high reliability can be produced.
• the composition of the present invention does not harden for 7 days or longer from pouring of concrete to straining of the tendon after the concrete is set even if the accumulated heat temperature due to heat of hydration reaction when concrete is set is higher than 80°C to 95°C, and can harden within 550 days thereafter, which is advantageous.
• a prestressed concrete structure having a desired performance can be obtained by a post-tension technique using the thermosetting resin composition for a prestressed concrete tendon.
• the prestressed concrete tendon of the present invention uses the thermosetting resin composition for a prestressed concrete tendon, and the composition does not harden until the completion of the straining of the tendon, which is the inherent object in the post-tension technique, even if the heat storage temperature in the concrete structures elevates from 30°C to 80°C or higher due to heat of hydration reaction in setting a concrete, particularly 95°C that is the maximum temperature in solidifying a concrete, and the composition including the site of 30°C or lower where there is substantially no partial heat storage due to heat of hydration reaction in setting the concrete hardens within the prescribed period of time under spontaneous environmental temperature after the subsequent natural cooling, thereby achieving anti-rust and anti-corrosion of the tendon and also adhesion and integral bonding of the tendon and the concrete.
• tendon according to the present invention is suitable.

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